University students want to work for Google. The tech giant has just been voted the most desirable employer for the third year in a row by 14,000 students across 38 universities. Joining Google in the top 10 of GradAustralia’s list ...

Research from South Australia’s universities has found that 51 per cent of school leavers have trouble deciding on what to study at university. The study, supported by the federal Department of Education, surveyed year 12 students from 67 high schools ...

The decision handed down by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates is likely to hurt the hip pocket of students, many of whom work in the industries affected. On Thursday 23 February 2017, ...

James Cook University, which has campuses in Townsville, Cairns, Singapore and Brisbane, has entered into a 3-year collaborative partnership with the North Queensland Cowboys, a rugby league team based in Townsville. Robyn McGuiggan is the deputy vice-chancellor for global strategy ...

It’s a common move for Year 12 students to take easier mathematics courses in order to maximise their ATAR. Now an expert from the University of Sydney warns this practice could become commonplace in English, thanks to the reforms of ...

The last decade has been turbulent for the VET sector. Funding arrangements and the regulatory environment have changed constantly, with little time to assess and refine the latest innovation or find out whether it was of benefit to citizens, business ...

The sun was shining, sleeves were optional and the sausages were sizzling at Sippy Downs this week as around 4,500 new students converged on the University of the Sunshine Coast for a toasty orientation to higher education. “Orientation has been designed ...

Universities will receive a share in $1.9 million in funding if the federal government considers them well placed to train cyber-security specialists. Federal education minister Simon Birmingham and Dan Tehan, minister assisting the prime minister for cyber security, have today ...

Start-ups are eyeing education as the industry to make money from, and the EduGrowth accelerator has announced the first five companies it will be helping do just that. The start-ups selected are: PrevYou – an online school for tertiary students ...

A cohort of nearly 100 architecture and design students and academics from Curtin recently visited the Perth university's Malaysian campus, at Sarawak in Borneo, as part of a wider plan to internationalise courses through international study tours, internships, collaborations and ...